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They Followed a Truck for 300 Miles. Then They Stole $100 Million in Jewelry.

Par :Aimee Ortiz
Seven men have been indicted in the July 2022 theft at a rest stop north of Los Angeles, which federal prosecutors believe was the largest jewelry heist in United States history.

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Seven men were charged after bags of jewels and luxury watches were stolen from a Brink’s semi truck at a rest stop in Lebec, Calif., in 2022.
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Karen Read Acquittal Exposes Flaws in Police Practices, Supporters and Critics Say

Par :Jenna Russell
Both sides agreed that the investigation into the death of Ms. Read’s boyfriend, a Boston police officer, was flawed and plagued by unethical and unprofessional conduct.

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Karen Read in court on Wednesday, after the verdict was read.
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A Tree Trimmer’s Front-Row Seat to Trump’s Impromptu Iran Remarks

Par :Shawn McCreesh
Any other president might have discussed a potential Iran strike in an Oval Office address or in a formal news conference. Mr. Trump did it while hanging with a crew of guys at a job site.

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President Donald Trump talks to the media as his new flag pole is being installed on Wednesday. Christopher Tattersall stood on the right of the frame in the orange shirt.
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ICE Imposes New Rules on Congressional Visits

Par :Michael Gold
The policy specifies that ICE field offices are not subject to an existing federal law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to immigration facilities that “detain or otherwise house aliens.”

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Four Democratic representatives were denied access on Wednesday to an immigration processing facility in suburban Chicago where they believed immigrants were being held for days without access to lawyers.
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‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid

Par :Megan Mineiro and Margot Sanger-Katz
Children with disabilities and their parents who rely on the health insurance program took to Capitol Hill this week to warn that the proposed reductions could be ‘devastating.’

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Members of the Little Lobbyists walk through the halls before meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Tuesday.
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In Crisis With Iran, U.S. Military Officials Focus on Strait of Hormuz

Par :Helene Cooper · Eric Schmitt and John Ismay
Pentagon officials are trying to prepare for all of the ways Iran could retaliate, as President Trump hints at what he might do.

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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships in the Persian Gulf last April.
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Texas Might Ban Hemp

Par :J. David Goodman
Gov. Greg Abbott must decide this week whether to sign or veto a bill to ban hemp-derived intoxicants, part of a national debate over the fast-growing industry.

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T.H.C.-infused drinks, like those made at the 8th Wonder Brewery in Houston, are the kind of intoxicants that Gov. Greg Abbott could ban if he signs anti-hemp legislation on his desk.
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On Juneteenth, This Williamsburg Schoolhouse Finds a New Life

Par :Audra D. S. Burch
Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg.
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How the L.A. Port got hit by Trump’s Tariffs

Par :Ana Swanson · Laura Bult · Laura Salaberry and Nicholas Kraus
New York Times reporter Ana Swanson reports from the Los Angeles Port, the largest port in the Western Hemisphere as well as the place that first saw the signs of Trump’s tariff war. The Port of Los Angeles is significant because of our trade relationship with China in particular, which is why The Trump administration’s 145% tariffs on the country resulted in lower volume at the port. Ana Swanson explains what the port illustrates about U.S. trade and how what’s felt at the Port of Los Angeles will soon be felt by U.S. consumers.
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A Trump Executive Order Could Affect Ukrainian Refugees in Iowa

Par :Jazmine Ulloa and Jamie Kelter Davis
The Trump administration suspended a temporary humanitarian program for Ukrainians. Now many are losing their ability to work, and fear deportation.

Sofiia Hedzhymanova, 12, looking at a family photos on her grandmother’s night stand in DeWitt, Iowa. The Hedzhymanovi family was one of the first to be sponsored in the small Midwest town.
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Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’

Par :Elisabeth Bumiller
President Trump is pondering swift military action in Iran. There were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant.

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President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, in the Oval Office in March 2003.
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U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

Par :Edward Wong
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

All applications for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas will be reviewed, officials said.
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As Trump Debates Iran Action, the Meaning of ‘America First’ Is on the Line

Par :Jess Bidgood
As President Trump ponders involving the United States in Israel’s attacks on Iran, the G.O.P. faces a thorny question: What does “America first” really mean?

© Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo; Kenny Holston/The New York Times

A clash between Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz embodies the rupture on the right over whether the United States should get involved in Israel’s attacks on Iran.
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Justice Dept. to Cut Gun-Sale Inspectors by Two-Thirds as It Moves to Downsize A.T.F.

Par :Glenn Thrush
The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to defang and downsize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

The Justice Department plans to eliminate 541 of the estimated 800 investigators responsible for determining whether federal dealers are following federal law and regulations.
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Democrats’ Wary Response to Transgender Ruling Shows the Party’s Retreat

Par :Kellen Browning
While some in the party denounced the Supreme Court’s decision, other top leaders remained quiet, underscoring the party’s discomfort on the issue.

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A rally in support of transgender rights in Washington this year.
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U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

Par :David E. Sanger
The largest perils may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.
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New Report Highlights Air Traffic Control Staffing Woes

Par :Karoun Demirjian
While faulting some towers for inefficient practices, the report recognized significant external factors and called on Congress to help address the problem.

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The control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in February.
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Iran Crisis Overshadowed as Senators Squabble at Hearing

Par :Greg Jaffe
A hearing featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth exposed a major divide over the dangers of using U.S. troops domestically.

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Senators asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questions about domestic military use and the names of bases during a hearing ostensibly about the defense budget.
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Trump Suggests He May Withhold California Disaster Aid Over His Feud With Newsom

Par :Laurel Rosenhall
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have traded sharp insults in recent days as California awaits billions of dollars in federal wildfire relief.

© Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Burned homes in the rain after the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif., in January.
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What to Know After Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

Par :Abbie VanSickle
The decision to uphold the Tennessee law will most likely mean a patchwork of laws throughout the country, a map that traces current political polarization.

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Outside the Supreme Court, opposing groups on transgender care rally in December in Washington.
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Karen Read Acquitted in Murder Trial Over Boyfriend’s Death Outside Boston

Par :Jenna Russell
A jury cleared Ms. Read of charges related to the 2022 death of John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, and convicted her only of drunken driving, in a trial that attracted wide attention.

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Karen Read, center, gestured to her supporters on Tuesday outside Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass. A jury there acquitted her of murder on Wednesday.
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Andrea Lucas Defends E.E.O.C. Record Under Trump at Senate Hearing

Par :Niko Gallogly
Ms. Lucas, the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is seeking Senate approval to renew her role as commissioner, which is a requirement for her leadership post.

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Andrea Lucas faced tough questions from Senate Democrats over her record at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including her role in dismissing transgender discrimination cases.
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Stanley Nelson, Journalist Who Investigated Klan Murders, Dies at 69

Par :Adam Nossiter
Born and raised in Louisiana, he investigated unresolved civil-rights-era killings in the Deep South. His reporting on one of those cases made him a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

Par :Adam Liptak
The justices ruled that the state’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

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A group demonstrating outside the Supreme Court as the case on medical treatments for transgender youths was argued in December.
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The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash Under Ken Martin

Par :Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein
Under its new leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee has been plagued by infighting and a drop in big donations, raising alarms from Democrats as they try to win back power.

© Allison Robbert for The New York Times

As Democrats are locked out of power in Washington, the party’s new chairman, Ken Martin, has confronted internal battles in the early months of his tenure.
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Reporter Is Detained by ICE After Reporting on Immigration Protest

Par :Amanda Holpuch
Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language reporter originally from El Salvador, was arrested while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta on Saturday, his lawyers said.

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Mario Guevara worked as a reporter in El Salvador before he moved to the United States, where he built a following covering immigration arrests.
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Trump’s Base in Uproar Over His Openness to Joining Iran Fight

Par :Jess Bidgood
The president’s supporters are warring over two dueling campaign promises: to steer clear of foreign wars and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

© Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo; Kenny Holston/ The New York Times

Tucker Carlson and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. A confrontation between the two men over Israel and Iran embodies the rupture on the right over whether the United States should get involved.
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The Last Time Supreme Court Considered Trans Rights, It Protected Them

Par :Abbie VanSickle
In 2020, the justices ruled 6-3 that gay and transgender workers were shielded from employment discrimination nationwide.

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Gerald Bostock, whose case let to the Supreme Court agreeing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guaranteed nationwide protection from workplace discrimination to gay and transgender people, at his home in Atlanta in 2019.
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Trump Quizzes Workers at the White House: ‘Any Illegal Immigrants?’

Par :Luke Broadwater
President Trump decided to check the immigration status of a work crew installing a new flagpole at the White House.

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A worker tended to a fountain outside of the White House earlier this month.
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Sotomayor’s Dissent Criticizes Supreme Court Decision in Transgender Care Case

Par :Abbie VanSickle
Justice Sotomayor also read her dissent from the bench, a move typically reserved to emphasize a justice’s extreme displeasure with a decision.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a 31-page dissent, arguing that the judiciary had long played a role in shielding individuals from discrimination.
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Tucker Carlson Berates Ted Cruz Over Bellicose Stance on Iran

Par :Karoun Demirjian
In an interview that highlighted a rift on the far right over the role of the United States in confronting Iran, the host confronted the senator over his hawkish stance, suggesting he was ill-informed.

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Tucker Carlson berated Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, for his hawkish stance on Iran and quizzed him about his knowledge of the country.
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

Par :Adam Liptak
The justices ruled that Tennessee’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

© Maansi Srivastava for The New York Times

A group demonstrating outside of the Supreme Court as the transgender case was argued in December.
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

Par :Adam Liptak
The justices ruled that Tennessee’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

© Maansi Srivastava for The New York Times

A group demonstrating outside of the Supreme Court as the transgender case was argued in December.
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Sarah Stogner Elected Prosecutor in Texas Oil Country

Par :J. David Goodman and Paul Ratje
Sarah Stogner had never tried a criminal case before getting elected D.A. in an oil-rich area half the size of New Jersey. So far, it’s been a struggle.

Sarah Stogner, an oil-and-gas lawyer in Louisiana, moved to the Ward County during the pandemic.
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How Florida’s Attempt to Let Teens Sleep Longer Fell Apart

Par :Ted Alcorn and Patricia Mazzei
After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal.

© Micah Green for The New York Times

Florida’s experiment has illustrated how, even as concerns grow about the well-being of American teenagers, a modest scheduling shift with broad support from scientific and medical experts can struggle to gain traction.
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In ‘Tehrangeles,’ Iranian Americans Anxiously Watch War Unfold From Afar

Par :Orlando Mayorquín and Jesus Jiménez
The Los Angeles area is home to the biggest diaspora of Iranians. The growing war between Iran and Israel has rattled this tight-knit community.

© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

Westwood, a neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles, is home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran.
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Tina Smith, on a Hit List in Minnesota, Speaks Out on Political Violence

Par :Lisa Lerer
Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota learned that her friend was assassinated, and that she had been a potential target herself. Now, she has blunt thoughts on who bears blame for violent outbursts.

© Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota this week confronted a fellow senator, Mike Lee of Utah, over online posts he made about the killings in her state.
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In ‘Tehrangeles,’ Iranian Americans Anxiously Watch War Unfold From Afar

Par :Orlando Mayorquín and Jesus Jiménez
The Los Angeles area is home to the biggest diaspora of Iranians. The growing war between Iran and Israel has rattled this tight-knit community.

© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

Westwood, a neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles, is home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran.
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From Resignation in Protest to Campaign for Congress

Par :Peter Baker
Bridget A. Brink, who stepped down as ambassador to Ukraine in April out of objections to President Trump’s pro-Russian approach to the war, is now speaking out and running for office at home.

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Bridget A. Brink while serving as ambassador to Ukraine in 2023. “I realized that I couldn’t both serve my country the way I knew I had to do it to be consistent with the policy and stand by my own principles,” she said of her resignation in protest of the Trump administration’s policy toward the war.
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